Monday, June 28, 2021
During the 2nd world war A german(Egbert) mechical engineer was captured ,taken to bombay naval base ,
taken his working traial, found him worthy of doing Steam engines works,he was handed over to,
K.K.Birla,Sugar mills ,needed to smooth working of steam engines of the Gobind sugar,then Oudh sugar
rosa sugar , sehora upper ganges sugar ,, he set up all the engines of above said mills very nice
and good working order ,
After few years he was accorded many facilities , living , food ,entertaiment etc A compressor fitter
was very friendly with german engineer ,he happened to arrange a friend for him , she visited him and became
very friendly , She lived in Dhampur,keep the rumers , he stared visited her at Dhampur , A Salim Tonga
was arrainged for him with the knowldge of Administration ,war ended so the love affair ,but do not know more about him
only know he was send to delhi , Birla office,so the after no trace of Egbert known ,
After serving in navy for 2 years i happen to go on Annual leave of 2 months ,
i visited my friend who was taken up the teachers job in far flung area ,
after his marriage he took his wife along with him ,
he hired a just nice acomodation in nearby village , this school has only few kids
from nearby 5 vilages , he was only teacher 16 for odd kids,he was teacher,cleark,peon,
every thing ,kids liked him ,for he tell them very lovely stories,
He left me at his home wife hs wife ,as he went nearest market nand bus stop about a kilometer away
his wife got me a cup of tea ,i was sitting in veranda ,upon my request she sat on the bench near to my
wooden chair ,i asked her about her life ,shyingly and hesitating she spoke all ok,but ,,,.I asked bit forcely ,
she replied,"babuji, masterji does not love me".I asked how ?with hesitantlyshe said ,many months passed till now
he never beat me".saying that she picked up empty cup and went inside ,Wondering i sat there .
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